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Kovan Destination Guide

Touring Kovan in Norway

Kovan in the region of Troms is a city located in Norway - some 632 mi or ( 1018 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kovan is now 09:10 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Skellefteå, Kiruna, Tromsø, Storskog, and Store Grosnes. Being here already, consider visiting Skellefteå . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kovan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Aurora over Tromso, Norway, April 2, 2012

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Interesting facts about this location

Astafjord Church

Astafjord Church is a parish church in the municipality of Skånland in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grov. The church is part of the Astafjord parish in the Trondenes deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in 1978. It was designed by architect Harald Hille. The church seats about 300 people.

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Located at 68.68 17.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Churches in Troms, Religious buildings completed in 1978, Skånland

Niingsvatnet

Niingsvatnet is a Norwegian lake that lies high in the mountains on the border of two municipalities: Evenes in Nordland county and Skånland in Troms county. The water from the lake flows through a pipe down to the hydroelectric powerstation near Bogen, Evenes. The powerstation is owned by Evenes Kraftforsyning and is situated at almost 500 m lower than the lake Niingsvatnet. The water from the powerstation then flows into the Strandvatnet lake.

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Located at 68.57 17.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Evenes, Lakes of Nordland, Lakes of Troms

Gratangen (fjord)

Gratangen is a fjord in the municipality of Gratangen in Troms county, Norway. The 23-kilometre long fjord is an arm off of the main Astafjorden. The municipality of Gratangen surrounds the fjord and is named after the fjord. The fjord is about 1 to 2 kilometres (to mi) wide, except for a very narrow 350-metre wide point in the middle of the fjord where the village of Årstein is located. At that point, the Årstein Bridge on Norwegian County Road 825 crosses the fjord.

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Located at 68.73 17.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Fjords of Troms, Gratangen

Astafjorden

Astafjorden is a fjord (more accurately, a strait) in Troms county, Norway. It flows through the municipalities of Salangen, Gratangen, Ibestad, and Skånland. The 30-kilometre long fjord flows from the Salangen fjord in the east to the Vågsfjorden in the west. The 3.5-kilometre wide fjord separates the islands of Andørja and Rolla from the mainland. There are several small fjords that branch off this fjord including: Lavangen, Gratangen, Grovfjorden, and Salangen.

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Located at 68.79 17.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Fjords of Troms, Gratangen, Ibestad, Salangen, Skånland

Ibestad Church

Ibestad Church is a parish church in the municipality of Ibestad in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hamnvik in eastern part of the island of Rolla. The church is part of the Ibestad parish in the Trondenes deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

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Located at 68.79 17.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Churches in Troms, Ibestad, Religious buildings completed in 1881